Tulisa: It would be amazing if Cheryl Cole returned to The X Factor

Tulisa Contostavlos has said it would be ‘amazing’ if
Cheryl Cole returned to The X Factor, but claimed to know nothing about rumoured secret talks between Cheryl and former boss
Simon Cowell.

Tulisa thinks it would be ‘amazing’ if Cheryl Cole returned to X Factor (Picture: ITV)

Cheryl has been constantly linked with a return to the ITV singing contest since she left following the 2010 series, but speculation today heightened after reports of a secret meeting between Cole and Cowell over in LA.

According to The Sun, Cowell has told the Girls Aloud singer to ‘name her price’ and is willing to pay at least double her old salary to entice her back on the show.

If Cheryl did return one of the current judges would almost certainly have to leave, but Tulisa claims she would be more than happy to see her predecessor back on the panel.

Cheryl Cole has reportedly met with Simon Cowell to discuss a return to the show (Picture: ITV)

Insisting she knew nothing about the secret talks, Tulisa told Daybreak: ‘I don’t know anything about it, but I think that would be amazing.

‘Obviously I love Cheryl to bits but I don’t know anything about that.’

Tulisa went on to talk about her role on this year’s series, admitting it’s a ‘new experience’ after finding herself with no remaining acts following the controversial departure of Ella Henderson .

Tulisa has stayed in touch with Ella after her surprise exit from the show (Picture: Ella Henderson/Twitter)

When asked if she now had the opportunity to relax, she replied: ‘It would never be nice because if I could have my girls back I would, but I’ve just got to kind of get on with it. It’s a new experience.

‘Obviously last year I’ve never not had any acts because I’ve only been on it for two years now. It feels completely different but you’ve just got to get on with it.’

Tulisa also revealed she had been in contact with Ella since her exit from the show and that she is doing well, explaining the 16-year-old had ‘such a strong head on her shoulders’.